The U.S. hockey team’s 5-3 upset over Canada Sunday night may have sent the host nation into a panic, but the architect of a young American squad with few expectations isn’t ready to do backflips down the Vancouver streets just yet.

“No one’s taking any bows now,” the general manager for Team USA said Monday. “I am not pleased with how we’ve played to this point.“

Although Burke praised his team’s chemistry and leadership, he left little doubt that Ryan Miller’s stellar goaltending was the reason for the stunner that put the Americans atop the preliminary round standings and into the quarterfinals.

Thirty years after Team USA’s Miracle on Ice club grabbed headlines, the team Burke built — with plenty of criticism — couldn’t have positioned itself much better. On paper, the Americans have an easier path than the Canadians, who now will likely have to face Russia and Sweden before the gold medal game. Burke’s team, on the other hand, will probably need to go through the Czech Republic and Finland before the finals.

Burke is hardly content.

“We haven’t accomplished anything,” he said. “I’m not happy with the way we’ve played at this point. If that’s how we play, we’re going to have a hard time getting where we want to get here and medaling. We have to play significantly better.”

Burke pointed out “glaring turnovers” that gave the Canadians scoring chances and a lack of “overall intensity for 60 minutes” as problem areas. He also underscored the importance of getting a better effort out of his entire roster.

“We’re playing with about 10 guys carrying us,” Burke said. “Thank God there are some guys pulling on the rope. But we need everyone pulling on the rope.”

Chris Drury, one of Burke’s questionable choices, has silenced his critics with solid play in these Games. Drury poked home a loose puck for the go-ahead goal Sunday night.

“It was obviously an important game for us,” Drury said. “We wanted to get the No. 1 seed. It wasn’t a gold medal game, but it was a big game for us. I’d say we’re still underdogs with our lack of experience.”

Burke agreed.

“You didn’t see Canada’s best game (Sunday) night,” Burke said. “You didn’t see Sweden’s best game (Sunday) night. Everything gets ratcheted up now. We’ve got to ratchet it up, too, or all this goes for naught. They don’t hand out any medals for finishing first in the preliminary round.”Manish Mehta may be reached at mmehta@starledger.com